U.S. stocks opened lower Tuesday as investors watch for U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's potential visit to Taiwan amid tensions between China and the U.S....
U.S. stocks opened lower Tuesday as investors watch for U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's potential visit to Taiwan amid tensions between China and the U.S. The Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, -0.72% was trading down 0.4% soon after the opening bell, while the S&P 500 SPX, -0.40% fell 0.
3% and the Nasdaq Composite COMP, -0.33% dropped 0.6%, according to FactSet data, at last check. Pelosi was expected to arrive in Taiwan Tuesday despite warnings from China against visiting , according to an Associated Press report. A White House spokesman said Monday that the U.S. "will not be intimidated" by China's opposition to Pelosi's potential visit.
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